The dump truck was carrying 53 passengers in eastern Camarines Sur province on Saturday and was going down the highway when it lost control, injuring dozens of other people, said San Fernando town police investigator Victor Quinao. "The truck lost control and rolled over, throwing off some of the passengers while others were crushed," Quinao told AFP, adding it was unclear why the bride-to-be was on the vehicle. "It was a dump truck used to transport soil and sand and was owned by the local government. Road accidents are common in the Philippines, where inadequately maintained buses and poorly trained drivers form the backbone of land transport options. A lawmaker has criticised the nation's regulators over usafe vehicles, saying they allowed "rolling coffins" to ply the roads.

Source: Philippine Star June 09, 2019 04:30 UTC